Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of two folders which contain publications by Glenn Shook.

Biographical Note

Glenn Alfred Shook was born in Osgood, Indiana on July 16, 1882 to Alfred and Olive (Gould) Shook. He prepared in Moores Hill College, Indiana and was a member of Sigma Xi. He was an instructor of Physics at Purdue University from 1907-11; University of Illinois, 1911-1914; University of Michigan, 1914-1915; Williams College, 1915; and Professor of Physics and Math, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

He married Nellie Switzer on November 15, 1911 in Lafayette, Indiana. They had one child, Elizabeth, born October 2, 1912.

Administrative Information

Repository:
Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections